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I'm pretty fat and unfit, I started doing a little bit of jogging last summer but couldn't be bothered when the weather got colder in the winter.

It would be cool to be motivated to do more exercise, I'm about 4 stone heavier than I was a few years ago and I guess I'm not the only poker player who has put some weight on so I was wondering if anyone was interested in doing a half marathon or something next year.

I've googled a little bit and it looks like there are a few next March which really is plenty of time to get fit enough. If a group of us entered the run, booked rooms in the same hotel and had a thread to motivate each other to actually get out of the house on those wet cold winter evenings it could be fun and we'd have all the added benefits of being fitter and healthier etc etc.

There are a few training schedules that reckon it takes 3 or 4 months to get prepared depending on how fit you are. I imagine with a bit of effort most of us could be ready in the 9 months before next March. You don't even have to run the whole way round there are sites which say the best way to do it is to walk for a minute or so every mile which seems pretty sensible to me.

Anyone up for it?

http://www.halhigdon.com/beginrunner/plan.htm (http://www.halhigdon.com/beginrunner/plan.htm)

http://www.halhigdon.com/halfmarathon/novice.htm (http://www.halhigdon.com/halfmarathon/novice.htm)

http://www.runwindsor.com/prepare.htm (http://www.runwindsor.com/prepare.htm)

http://www.bathhalfmarathon.co.uk/site.aspx?i=xb230 (http://www.bathhalfmarathon.co.uk/site.aspx?i=xb230)

I read this while eating a Mars Bar.

I'm in the exact same boat as you mate, having put on a hellava lot of wait during my poker years. Might be up for something like this, sounds like a good plan.

You spoilt my enjoyment of the chocolate though. :(

I may be up for this, but would want to be prepared. I've always wanted to run a marathon.

I am definately in and up for this.

Perhaps sponsorship from non blonde participants and local townsfolk could be donated to charity, maybe get some blondepoker t shirts to wear, just thinking outloud!

KP

1/2

sod running one ... i would kill to eat one !!

count me in i have turned into a fat git in playing poker need to have a bit of focus to get fit again

Your only allowed a half marathon though but thats means its half the calories so you can have twice as much!


what you talking about willis! you did wales a great service in the blonde bash footy!

This could be like weightwatchers for real men. Add a bit of sport into the equation, get us proper interested like.

Maybe even have some decent side bets going on :) Sport alone probably won't get me in shape, I think I might need to add gambling into the mix too.

We should do some proper competition shit, like group together folks who have similar height and weight this summer (ie now), and have them compete against each for the best times next March.

Unless Dale wants to race, he can f**k right off, probably turning up on the day and kicking the Kenyan's ass if there's money on it.  :D

No thank you. I'll stick to my original plan of having more sex to lose weight.

Fantastic Idea mate. I am deffo in mate, would be about 4 stone up also. What about a weekly weigh in or something similar and Individual prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd and most weight loss etc. Come on Tikay.

PM me ;-)

Now watch him run LOL

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Iv put on like a stone from just sitting round poker + plan to lose weight after my holiday but i hate running so ill stick to tennis or the gym everyday.

I'd be up for the marathon, but not for the weight loss shit! Put me down, but i aint losing a stone ffs, wont have nothing left of me!

Rather sit here eating crisps/pizzas/burgers and pies tbh.

GL to u all though.

Put me down for the sex. Anyone fancy a last-longer?

You might do well in that sort of comp, I could see a couple here would have to pull out with wrist injuries.

I'll be up for that!! Any female blondeites want to give me a hand - ITS FOR CHARITY!!

 ;whistle;

I've done the great north half marathon 4 times, since then I have lost all fitness and would get tired running for a bus! People of my build are not desinged for running! I was thinking the other day how i could motivate myself, was even thinking about aiming for a full marathon at some point.

I'm up for getting involved in this. How's this going to work? Will someone come and boot me if I miss a session?

FYP.

I might be up for this, prior to poker I was in really good nick and ran the sheffield half marathon every year, then poker arrived (as did a long term girlfriend) and I got a bit podgy.

I was talking to young Ms Mason in Ireland about this, I think I would be more motivated if I could have a sizable bet with someone that I could lose X amount, or lose more than X person. Anyone fancy laying me odds? I'd look like Fabio if there was money on it.

Mind you, this is a charity thread, shouldnt take away from that really.

We need to decide on a Half Marathon then guys

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=uk+half+marathons+2008&meta= (http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=uk+half+marathons+2008&meta=)

Looks like some of them are very popular and get oversubscribed. Maybe we should try to choose one that isn't so popular so we all get a place??? I'm happy to go pretty much anywhere but it's probably fairest to find one near the middle of the country??? Obv I'm new to this so if anyone has any ideas please let us know. I think it's important to get something organised asap so we don't loose momentum and end up not bothering.

I think prop bets are an excellent way to get motivated.

Good point. The great North Run is the biggest (and therefore best) but is well oversubscibed. I suggest a nice flat course and something of interest. The silverstone one looks good to me!

http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/running/runningevents/halfmarathon/londonhalfmarathon08/

Perhaps worth doing a 10k run in late december too, just to check how the form is going!

lmao

I've done the Silverstone 1/2 marathon - and it is a flat course, but not the most exciting.  After the initial buzz of thinking that you're running on an F1 track, it soon feels like any other, but with not a lot of scenery.

It is central though and anyone who applied would be guaranteed a place.

I went from not being able to run non-stop for more than 5 minutes (even though I did various sports running requires a different sort of fitness), to 8 months later being able to run the London Marathon.  That was back in 2004, and since then I haven't run another marathon (I haven't been able to get back in to the London Marathon as it's done via a ballot - like APAT), but I've run lots of 10Ks and half marathons.

Saying that, since I've started playing poker my exercise levels have dropped (for some reason it's harder to get up at 6 in the morning after playing poker until the early hours).  I've missed out on a place for London 4 years in a row (I got my initial place through running for a charity), and I think that I'm guaranteed a place in 2009, but hopefully I get in next year's.  So I'm going to start running regularly again to get ready for next April.

Anyone can do a marathon.  It just requires a lot of time and dedication to build up the miles.  A half marathon requires a lot of training, but is far less demanding than a marathon.  A 10K run is about half the distance again - and to be honest requires far less training and is far easier to achieve.  Maybe the plan should be to aim for some 10K runs in the winter, followed by the half marathon in early spring?  Then those who want to run London will also be ready to do that in April.

We could do this, "blondes only",  on a blonde Bash weekend.......

Even for Charity, that's a bit much I think.

 ;tightend;

They are actually a lot of fun.  I have done 5 half marathons over the years.  One day I will do a full one, but I need to do a bit more training before I even think about that.  At the moment I do about 40 minutes most days.  I know a guy who has done the London event and numerous other events around the World. He is in his middle 50's, but in terms of fitness he is far fitter than people half his age.  I ran with him once about 6 months ago while I bumped into him while out running,  after a few miles I felt sick because he was pushing so hard.  Running is a great way for the body to stay young and healthy

Good idea. Stick the runners in a minibus, drive them 13 miles away from the casino, then leave them to make their own way back.

Loads fo fat guys in trackies running through Nottingham ..wonder who'll get arrested first :)

Andrew gets the idea perfectly. I'll drive the Van, & Kev & Flushy get special treatment - I'll take them 20 miles before dropping them off.

That'd be a long half-marathon. We tentatively hoped to have bB5 in Brighton.......

(I assume you are making the DTD connection. We wll have a Bash there - if they'll have us - as soon as they are open, & ready).

lol..Yeah I thought BB5 would be in Nottingham. Brighton is a safer option though :)

If DTD were open in time, & thery'd have us, we'd be there like a shot!

But bB's take a few months of planning, so we need certainty of Venue, thus it's unlikely the next one wil be at DTD. (We were thinking September).

lol..I meant safer as in less mugging's...

but Brighton itis Boss/

Possibly. Proberly.

just dont do a lot of bending over!

preferably i am looking to lose a stone and a half to 2 stone before the start of the rugby season anyway so this will be a great help, trouble is marathon training is completely the opposite sort of training i need to do for rugby but so what, i never was the fittest person on the pitch!
I really like the idea of the side bets aswell!! We need to get the wheels moving soon as it takes a lot of preparation plus i also like the idea of a 10k test run in winter aswell somewhere!

id be up for this.


but surely its gotta be for unfit fatboys only none of these fit sknny lads like kinboshi or rookie(though hes hardly fit)

we all need to be in the same boat unfit and overweight!

I'm up for it........if I can use my electric scooter, and have a big megaphone,to keep you guys at it.

hey shut it, i dont want any sidebets with anyone, but i want to be involved with the runs...

I cant even run for more than 10 seconds without gettnig a stitch, I have no idea why ;) :dontask:

I fit into this category not sure if it's for me though.

If anyone from Glasgow fancies arranging the training. I'm up for it. Ive done a half marathon and loads of 10ks before and the feeling when you cross the wire is like no other. After the run, it only takes one drink to get intoxicated so we could all have a cheap night out after it:)

nothing like the promise of a bevvie to get a Weegie Lass running, eh? :)

 :cheers: So are you going to 'manage' the Scottish squad? A dutchman in Glasgow managing a team? I seem to remeber that being a winning combination in about 1997 in Glasgow. Im willing to put my faith in you Boldie. You up for it?

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Thinking along these lines, I have a 1/2 marathon I plan to enter in November. Will be more motivation to actually do some training if a blonde one is in the planning.
I also make the unfit & overweight section easily

hell no..I'm not running for the last train..let alone a 1/2 marathon for the feck of it :)

cop out!! all mouth and no troosers:)

lol..yep...I'ma  telly watching kinda sports fan not one for running a 1/2 marathon..haven't done that in ages and the years haven't been kind to me when it comes to being in shape (although I'm not overweight :)

you could manage the rest of us via your armchair? cmon you know you want to.................

Sad thing is I kindoff do...but would have to train just to start the training for it.

Hi lads,

Count me in. The only worry is the injuries folk pick up when they have not run for years. The last time I tried this with a group we changed our mind after a month or so. Lots of stress injuries. We ended up doing the three peaks challenge. I have to say it was the best event I have ever done. It is a team walking event. You have to get very fit for endurance and it lasts 24 hours. You need teams of up to six walkers and two drivers per team. The challenge is to walk up Ben Nevis then drive down to Scarfell before finishing at the top of Snowdon.  The highest mountain in Scotland, England and Wales in 24 hours.  How about that for a challenge and I can get us some places.!!!

yeah..word of warning  to everyone starting this...Running can really damage your knees and ligaments if you aren't carefull. For God sake stretch first and also do a bit of swimming or something before you start this just to get the muscles used to some pressure being put on them (or in the case of some of you..A LOT of pressure ;)
It's very easy to pick up an injury while running.

same here, so why dont we do the pre-training together and get the vomiting out of the way? lol

Let me know when you plan to do it again. Sounds like my kind of thing:)

And we could take rod paradise with us. He promised me a game of 'High' stakes poker a while back.

9 months to get to the level where you can jog and walk 13 miles. Patrik Antonius works out for 3 hours a day apparently. It'll be good for your poker.

13.1 miles. Believe me, you do not want to underestimate the last .1!!!

Count me in on the 3 peaks aswell if you have spaces- i do a lot of tabbing over the beacons following the routes that SAS do on selection up there, yet to do the full 20 hour tab yet though, save that for mid summer!!!

lmao off...Tabbing? I dont think i'll be tabbing unless its helping to build the weight on your back as you lead the tab!!!!

lol!

ok, count me in.

no seriously, count me in.

 ;hide;

OK - I need motivation to get fit but I do have a knee injury that flares up from time to time. (Just getting my excuse in now in case I change my mind)

Has anything been decided on this yet? I don't fancy the peaks thing unless I'm only the driver........ ;D  But the run might be ok.

Well im definately up for the peaks thing and the half marathon, even if only one other blonde commits to either, that will be enough motivation for me!

 ;bump;

I'll be running some 10Ks, a half-marathon in the Autumn and a few in the Spring, and hopefully London in April 2008.

I can draw up a list of events if that'll help?

I suggest we get some time frames on here for people to be at a certain level by. e.g. by end of month 2 you can run a 5k?

Just a suggestion and can be adapted to approprite level dedpendant upon people's fitness, found some guides here:


http://www.halhigdon.com/5K%20Training/5-Knovice.htm


Any thought's?

You raise a good point there Eck.  It might be easier for many to target running a 10K - rather than a half-marathon.  Then, once the 10K's done, the half-marathon can be the next challenge. 

A 10K is easier to achieve in a shorter time frame (obviously), and might not be as daunting to some.  Also, once the 10K is done, the next 10K will be easy(er), and the half-marathon won't look anywhere near as daunting.

please mate, that'll be a big help. I'm happy to go with pretty much anything, but I do think the sooner we have a target to acheive the easier it will be for us to get motivated.

Agreed - running for the bus is daunting at the moment!

so is this on?

Tell you what, I nominate Kinboshi as the would-be organiser of the blonde Half-Marathon.

We will call him Marathon Man, which should not be confused with his eating habits or sexual longevity.

10K's

http://www.runnersworld.co.uk/events/foundevents.asp?evntDate=a:fut&distance=10&evntSurface=Road&onlineEntryTickBox=1&sp=&v=2&cp=1 (http://www.runnersworld.co.uk/events/foundevents.asp?evntDate=a:fut&distance=10&evntSurface=Road&onlineEntryTickBox=1&sp=&v=2&cp=1)

Half Marathons

http://www.runnersworld.co.uk/events/foundevents.asp?evntDate=a:fut&distance=20-22&sp=&v=2&cp=13 (http://www.runnersworld.co.uk/events/foundevents.asp?evntDate=a:fut&distance=20-22&sp=&v=2&cp=13)

silverstone online entry seems to be closed, I'll give them a ring if that's the best one to do?

http://www.adidashalfmarathon.co.uk/online_entry/ (http://www.adidashalfmarathon.co.uk/online_entry/)

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Decided to go out and run tonight, did 5 miles in about 45/50 minutes. I'm going to hurt in the morning!

I doubt I have run 5 miles in 42 years ... I salute you Sir :)

 ;hattip;

The Silverstone one isn't open for entries yet - it opens up late Autumn I think.

I've been busy with various things (including fixing my laptop from when Windows went instacorrupt on me), and I had intended to put a list together ages ago.  I'll have a look through the events on the Runners Word forum and put a list together of the 'best' runs at the different distances.

It'll also give me a kick up the arse and get me back into training.

Well i started training on monday but trouble was it was more suitable for the 3 peaks than the half marathon. I went on a tab up the brecon beacons to the highest mountain, pen-y-fan. The fog was so bad i couldnt see 50yards in front of me but followed the map and paths and got up there fine. I decided then, after a respite at the top i would go back down the easy way and jog it, inspired by the SAS selection hopefuls that were up there at the time. The trouble came when i was positive i should take the right path and not the left and carried on. 45minutes later i realised i really should be close to the car now or at least be hearing traffic on the A470, but instead when the fog lifted briefly for a couple of minutes i realised i was in a massive valley i had never seen before. after a quick landmark spot and comparing it with the map i found i was around 4 miles from where i should be and couldnt find an easy way back as the massive mountain i had just climbed to get into the valley was nearly as big as Pen-y-fan!! Instead i ended up walking an extra 9 miles on some of the worst uneven ground i have had the displeasure of walking on and really got fearful at one point that the light would draw in on me. I finally found the road anyway and made it back safe but my feet didnt. They have been blistered and sore for last 2 days lol!
So I think until the weather clears i wont be heading back into the fog again and stick to some training for the half marathon.
Hope everyone else who commited at the start is gearing themselves up for it!!

I'm off to buy some shares in Vaseline. An essential part of training for half marathons!

Could we do the 3 peaks over 48 hours??lol Im deffo up for this challenge and the half marathon if anyone in glasgow wants to train with me?

And, could we camp on the mountain at night? And could you carry the refreshments? Its all about chivalry:)

and of course i forgot to mention, the camping would include 'high' stakes poker on the mountain. We need to get Rod to come as this was his concept:)

Of course i will, maam!

Has anyone been training recently? I've had a poor couple of weeks, too much drinking and unhealthy eating. I'm expecting my Garmin forerunner 305 in the next few days so hopefully that will help remotivate and refocus!!

Whoops  - forgot I was going to be posting a list of possible events to run.  Will get on to it.

I have a Garmin Forerunner 201, and it's absolutely brilliant.  Makes sure you can't cheat yourself, as you know exactly how far you've run, and how fast you ran it.  As a tip, I wear mine on my upper-arm, rather than on my wrist.  Much more accurate there, as it's not shielded by your body when you run.  You can also download your runs onto certain mapping software, and see the routes you've run, etc.  Brilliant for geeks who run - like me ;D.

read the title to this thread and the first 2 posts and now I shall set you a rather tricky anagram..........YFG

The more the merrier :) Nothing has been arranged yet so it's just a matter of working out which one we wanna do and then signing up.

So far I can plod around for 20 minutes without stopping, I have also done 15 mins then had a couple of mins rest then done another 15 mins.
I'm getting a bit of a pain in my right leg which I think is called shin splints. Doesn't seen to be much you can do about it tho ???

I remember getting this pains the first time I got into running. Dont think it was full blown shin splints for me but I did try not to run when it hurt. Its best to avoid long periods of running on concrete and treadmills - the grass or a gravel path tend to aggrevaite it less.

For what its worth Hastings Half Marathon is routinely ranked highly for half marathons.

On the plus side it isn't until March so you'd have plenty of training time,

on the minus side it means you'd have to visit Hastings - on balance I'd say the negative outweighs the positive and you're best staying away. :)

I completely forgot about this thread - I have just come back from running ot the shops to get a kitkat - does that count?

Not one of the easier courses either

Just ask Harold.

I think that's part of the reason it gets ranked highly - runners are obviously a bit odd.

My brother said he didn't like the Peterborough half marathon because it was all so flat and boring, if I was going to run for that distance a completely flat course sounds good to me.

Agreed!

Im from peterborough and have done the half marathon and its fine not all flat but flat enough for me anyways.




 4h  Kh Nutzzzz

Flat is fast.

You can run a flat half-marathon in a far shorter time, and therefore get to the pub quicker. 

If anyone's interested, the Marathon magazine is out now - just received my copy in the post today. 

This is the magazine that contains the entry form for the London Marathon.  You can pick up copies of it from running shops and some of the major sports shop chains.

Plenty of time to apply if you want, the deadline is sometime in October (I think).  Entries are done via a ballot, and you have a 1 in 4 or 1 in 5 chance of getting in.  If I don't get in this year, I'm guaranteed entry next year as it will be my 5th time of applying via the ballot.  Of course, you can get a Golden Bond place via a charity - and this will give you a place in the race as long as you pledge to raise £1,500 or more - which is how I got my place in 2004.  The pain from running it then has subsided now, and so I fancy running it again.

Anyone else up for it?

I was thinking of doing it in 2009 - but the ballot lark might stop that. It would be just my luck that I'd hit my 20% chance at the first time of asking - when I would be quite happy to keep putting it off!!

You should apply anyway.  If you get in, you can always defer until the following year (through injury, etc.).  If you don't get in, you're a year closer to getting a guaranteed place  via the ballot.

Went out for a run today.  Bloody hell am I unfit!  Ran for 50 minutes, at a very slow pace to what I used to run at 6 months ago.  I'm using the heat as an excuse though.

Got a lot of work to do to get back to the level I was at a few years ago.  Not looking forward to the early mornings though.  Poker and running are not good bed fellows.

I've recently started jogging and it is killing me, How long do you guys stretch before running?  after around 15 mins my legs begin to ache bad so i feel i'm not doing enough stretching before hand.

I never stretch beforehand.  You'll only do yourself an injury.  Stretching afterwards is important, not before.  If you're going to play a sport that involves bursts of speed, changes in direction, etc., then a warm-up and stretching is important.  Usually, that starts with a gentle run.  If you were going to run 100m as a sprint, then yes you need to stretch.  If you're going to run at a more sedate pace, you don't need to warm-up.  Warming down is important to prevent stiffness, allowing you to run again sooner (or even walk the next day if you aren't used to running!).

Others will disagree though.

Cheers Dan, must just be that i'm totally un fit. simple as that

http://www.runnersworld.co.uk/news/article.asp?UAN=484

Yep I got the marathon mag this week too, haven't had a whim yet and entered it.

Re: Hastings half, it's not just the hills that make it difficult but the seafront wind, hills are easier than strong winds imho

I jogged slowly for 30 minutes today and it's the fittest I've ever been in my life :)

you guys are putting me to shame.any glasgow folks need a running partner?

So yesterday I managed to plod round for 45 minutes without stopping which was pretty cool. I am slightly concerned with my speed though. I seem to be jogging at just over 4 mph which is brisk walking pace really. Today I tried to go a bit quicker and I was knackered after 20 mins. Is speed something that just comes on naturally as I lose weight or do you have to specifically work at it?

I kinda expected my weight to drop quite quickly jogging for 30 mins 5 times a week but it was just staying the same. Then I read about www.fitday.com on the 2+2 health and fitness forum and I realised I was just eating too much crap still. You can put your weight and height in and it tells you how many calories you need to stay the same weight and then you put in what food you eat and it gives you loads on info about what calories, vitamins, protein etc etc you have eaten.

It looks like I can just sit at the computer and burn up 3000 calories a day, it's a bit shocking to think how much I must have been eating to get so heavy. I think I'm gonna stick at 2000 a day and with the jogging as well hopefully I'll be following in Colchester Slim's footsteps in no time :)

what's all this "half" rubbish?!?!?!? If you're going to do it surely you have to go the whole way with a full one.

Ok so you may need to break it down into segments if your going to complete it in one go................

Speed and distance are two different things.  First thing to work on is the stamina for distance, and that seems to be what you're doing anyway.  To increase your pace, there are number of ways of doing this.  One is by doing fartleks (giggle giggle) - and that's also helpful if you play a sport such as football, rugby, hockey, etc., where it's stop-start. 

Basically, the only way to run longer distances is to run longer distances; and the only way to improve your speed, is to run faster when you're training. 

There's a saying in running - "It's not the race it's the pace that does you."  You see it often in all sorts of runs, from 5K up to marathons.  People feel fresh at the start and run at a pace that they can't sustain for the whole distance.  What happens then is that they end up running a slower time overall.  The best way to run is with a negative split - which means you run the first half slower than the second.  It takes discipline though, as it's very tempting to run too quickly when you're feeling fresh at the start.


Like you've said, it's still a simple case of calories in < calories used, will lead to weight loss.  When I'm well into my training, I eat like a horse.  But I still try to maintain a low-fat diet, but I eat a lot of carbs and protein.  Eggs are great after a run (or any exercise), but only if you dispose of the yolk and just eat the white. 


Kev is an inspiration to everyone.  Wonder when he's planning on running his first 10K?

How's the training going?!!! I'm just starting back up - hopefully can still put in some over Xmas!

I'm in the Silverstone run - thankfully I didn't get lucky in the London marathon draw!!!

I got up to a slow 5 miles a couple of weeks ago, knee hurts atm so haven't run this week. I have changed my target to running 6 miles in an hour. I decided there's no point in me taking the time to run any further so I have knocked the marathon idea on the head.

lost about 2 stone since the start of this thread

Have been lazy and haven't done sod all. I have just entered the Eastbourne half marathon for the start of March, to give me some motivation to train!!!

wow, well done  byron:) i hope your knee gets better so you can keep running even if you dont do any marathons:)  ;hattip;

http://www.edinburgh-half.co.uk/

Nearest half marathon to me - might give it a crack.

Wll, since this idea died I have started the long grind towards a full marathon. My application is in for the London Marathon (as it was last year) so I'm waiting to see if I get 'lucky' and get selected!! I'm looking to complete a marathon of some sort within the next tweleve months and get it crossed off my list of things to do before I'm 30.

A week on Sunday I have a milestone event in the 'Run for All' which is Jane Tomlinson's event in Leeds. Its a 10km event so a very small step towards the full marathon!!

Shameless plug alert!! I have set up a Just giving to raise money for the Bobby Moore Fund. I have added a prop style cover to make it a bit more interesting and encourage more sponsorship!! If anyone would like to have a look my page is:
http://www.justgiving.com/chrisbartle

Anyone else on the long plod towards a marathon? I think Kin said he was doing London?

I'm definitely doing London next April.  Need to start training though...

I am hopefully doing this too with my wife, we intend to walk around it tho, our footy fuked up knee's don't allow running :( gl with it.

If you don't get in for london go for the Edinburgh marathon, much easier to get entered

Yeah I like Edinburgh, Toronto or one of the big US ones. I think the occation would help me big time with one of the big ones.

Vegas one at the start of the year, ideal!!!

What time is it on 2 in the morning??!! Running in Nevada does not appeal to me!!

You could try the Disney one and try and win a Mickey Mouse Medal :)

I've got a Mickey Mouse pen

It doesn't work though

60mph winds expected today for this 10k run - not good! there's no wind at all at the moment. Sod's law! got to run a PB to avoid having to buy my sponsors a drink each - where's my wallet.

;goodluck;

50m55s. Done.

Pleased and disappointed at the same time. My target to avoid buying sponsors drinks was 52.5 so pleased my wallet isn't getting hit. dissappointed because I pushed like he;; second half of the reace to get sub 50m's. My watch tells me I ran 10.22k so I did get under 50m for 10k - but my offical time won't show that. First mile was a 9m mile so pleased to average 7m58/mile over the total distance.

Now - what time does the pub open...

Nice one.  Not a bad time at all, and definitely the best strategy to run a negative split (faster second half than first).

Now go and get yourself some beer - you've earned it!

Errmmm, I am sat on my bed typing away this evening when something odd comes over me..

I want to get off my lazy arse and get fit. So i entered the Nike 10km run on August 31st. Dont ask me why, and no I havent trained at all this year :D

Then I noticed that I would have to go down on my own, so I entered Ling too ! So we both have 66 days now to get ourselves fit hahaha

i now enjoy plodding round the block a few times a week and this thread was good motivation for me to get off my lazy arse and do something. i've just begun Starting Strength and it's the nuts. the book is on amazon.com and you can get a ton of info on it here

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=998224 (http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=998224)

Good luck. Easily enough time for that distance, but best to start training now all the same.

Just wanted to say well done Rooky, good time.

Thought id better post on here too as I was one of the first to say id be up for this.

Well as it stands I am running 3 times a week, but more rugby specific stuff so short 40-minute burst stuff with different intensities and rest times, what I was always taught to call incremental training.

MORE importantly I feel is that I have change my eating habts and not that I used to eat Pies and Pasties, but I'm just eating much more balanced and controlling my fat intake. this is to see a more healthy and prolonged weight loss, but as I am not cutting down on Carbohydrate intake, my energy levels for resistance training is not depleted. Hence, I can focus on fat loss and muscle gain (as any rugby player should).

Good luck anyone doing the 10K uns, I was hoping to do the Cradiff half-marathon (which is a great run for anyone) but I just cant see my training being suited to that sort of distance. We will see though, who knows!

Well done and good time. You deserve to go to the pub after that effort. Whats next on the running list?

anyone use the pose method?

http://www.posetech.com/library/pp-SIB-0001.html (http://www.posetech.com/library/pp-SIB-0001.html)

I sort of do.

When I first started running, I was a fore-front runner - that is, my fore-front hit the floor first rather than my heel.  This is how you run when you sprint, and when you play sports such as football or hockey, and also how you run if you're bare foot.

Anyway, when I decided to run the London Marathon I read up on runnersworld.co.uk about what I'd need to do, and the main advice was always to ensure you had the right running shoes.  So I went to a specialist shop who played around with my feet to determine if I was a over-pronator, neutral or an under-pronator.  They decided I was 'neutral' and then advised that I get some running shoes with a huge mid-sole for cushioning (but I didn't need any stability aids in the shoe like an over-pronator might).

This all sounded very scientific to me, but with these big bulky trainers on it made me heel-strike, rather than run how I was previously.  I'd read in articles that heel-striking was the right way to run for long-distance runners - and as all the running shoes were built for this style of running I thought they must be right.

They weren't.  Not for me anyway.  After a few months of running and as I built up the training miles, I got a really sharp pain in my knee that meant I had to stop if I was running.  Really, really painful. 

So again I went onto the web and to runnersworld.co.uk to see what it was.  I found out it was my ITB (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iliotibial_band_syndrome).  Again, a lot of the advice mentioned trainers, and if they're old they'll lose a lot of their shock-absorption.  But I read a post from some people on the forum there advocating fore-front running.  They also said that if you fore-front strike (rather than heel strike) you don't need bulky trainers to do the shock-absorption, as your legs are bent (rather than being straight as they are when you heel-strike), and your knees act as natural shock absorbers. 

It all made sense to me, and I read more and it all made more sense than the idea of relying on a bit of foam in a midsole to absorb the shocks of running miles and miles on the road.

I read about POSE, and this is a very formulated way of fore-front striking and again it made sense.  It also emphasises a high cadence and very short stride with the point of impact always below the centre of gravity rather than way out in front of you.  It's actually a very similar style to Michael Johnson - and it works for him!

I didn't adopt the POSE technique, but went for something that felt natural for me that still used a lot of the principles in it.

I read an article by Gordon Pirie (www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Pressbox/2204/Gordon_book_040104.pdf) and this was absolutely spot on as far as I was concerned.  Out went my heavy, well-cushioned running shoes, and in came some very light running shoes with very little midsole for cushioning.  I didn't need it!  I then trained with no ITB pain, and ran the Marathon in running shoes that are advertised as being for 10K races maximum. 

Read the Gordon Pirie article, it makes a lot of sense.

Thanks mate, time will tell!

You've got the basic level of fitness and if you start training now it'll be a breeze for you.  In fact, you could probably run it now with no training - although you might not be happy with the time. 

i might have to cart Ling on my back too though!!

Ps, dont tell me that! I am trying to do this to get off my a***!

I need to as well.  Done very little (i.e. nothing) this year and I'm doing the London Marathon again next April.  I've got 9 months, but it'll come around quicker than I want unless I get off my arse very soon.

Do the 10k too then!

You've gone and done it now - I've just entered this! (http://www.runnersworld.co.uk/events/viewevent.asp?sp=&v=1&EN=43128)

South African is lovely this time of year.

:dontask:

I think he means the wine Kin

;booder;

that's an interesting read thanks. so I would be better off running in my plimsols than my £100 over/under forget which pronating snazzy running shoes?

one difference between pirie and pose is that he says don't lean forward and they say the opposite. what do you do?

there seems to be a lot of waffle on the pose site

Am in, oops..

Went for run this morning and it was bloody HARD. 

Only did 4.5 miles and my legs feel like they are going to fall off, and I was running so slowly that snails were overtaking me.  Got a lot of work to do before October.

<gulp>

Sigh.

Whats the best thing to measure how far you have run?

I have a Garmin Forerunner GPS whatsit.  Got mine a few years ago (the 201 (https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=230)), and since then they've brought out lots of new models.  Think they range from £60-odd quid to a few hundred for the top of the range newest one.

They're really good, as you know exactly how far you've run, and how long it took, and the pace you're running at (and have been running at).  There's no lying to yourself that you've run further than you actually have.  You can also download it all to your computer and you can have a record of all of your runs.  Also useful for pacing yourself in a race - so if you want to run a 1h 40m half-marathon, you can set it to tell you if you're going too fast or too slow (for that time the pace you'd be running would be 7m 38s a mile). 

I don't know how anyone who runs a lot and trains for 10K+ races can do without one of these.

Thats cool, i'll look into one. Thanks.

this will do the job until you buy a gadget. also ideal for planning your route beforehand

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/

Just received confirmation that I've got a place in the London Marathon for next year because I've failed to get in via the ballot 5 years in a row.

I run bad, in both senses. 

I seriously need to get back into a running regime.  It's so hard running in this weather though, even at 6am it's too warm.  I don't know how any of the marathon runners copes in Athens at the Olympics.  I know they're professionals, but I don't even want to walk anywhere in this heat and it was something like 38 degrees when they started the race in Athens. 

It's so much easier to run in the winter.  Rain and snow are pleasant compared to heat. 

You get 3 months more notice than those other 'lucky' ones that do get in on the ballot!! Any idea what %'age get in on the ballot?

I still don't have anything else lined up as a target to kick on after the 10k, doing a 5.5m fell run at the end of August but could do with a half marathon before the end of the year.

why have a half marathon when you could have http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=35768.0

I had to wait 5 years!!

20% get in via the ballot. 


Where do you live?  There are plenty of half-marathons knocking about.

How the devil are you?

You misread what I wrote.  I had and ITB problem, but changing my running technique solved the problem instantly.  I haven't had the problem since.  Thanks anyway :)up

Yeah I know you've done your time for your slot! Just that you have 3 months extra then the ballot winners to get ready for April!

I live in Leeds. I'll have to keep an eye out for one I fancy in runners world, end of October I think!

I actually knew I was in the marathon next year when I didn't get in via the ballot last year!  So I've had well over 12 months to prepare myself.  Not that I have though...

If you're planning to run London, you don't need to start your marathon training until December/January.  Up till then you just need to be running regularly and putting in the mileage.  So you'll know in plenty of time.  If you want a definite place, you can get a charity place - but you have to pledge to raise at least £1,500.  Chasing people for the money is harder than the training.

Stop messing around, guys.  Enter this...

www.badwater.com


Cheers,

12bb

Typical Americans though, announcing it as the toughest in the world.  I know someone who's done this, and I think he'd disgaree:

http://www.saharamarathon.co.uk/about.html

Do they have stones thrown at them though?

Is that the Glasgow marathon?

It's the London Marathon next year...or are you chickening out?

You'd miss anyway. 

True but Bolt won't :)

though whether he makes it depends on the judge...but in that case Gatso can take his place.

If he can find London and doesn't drive to Paris instead.

Just read the complete thread! Im currently out in Australia and training at the gym with my friend, i came out here really unfit after several failed gym memberships but now i am more dedicated and i am seeing a change in myself which helps. I weigh 140kg which is just over 22st and i would say i was pretty fit for my size. My PB for a 2 mile jog is 23.21 and im working upto doing a 10k in under 1 hour. I went from being totally out of breath after a short run to doing 20 minutes no stop and i built this up gradually by doing interval training. I Just thought i would share this with you guys and anybody who is training for a 10k 1/2 marathon or full marathon than good luck with your quest and training! Keep up the good work!

Nevr give up, absolutely never give up...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_west/7580084.stm

I did 8 miles yesterday.  It was hard work.  Very hot, I'm very unfit, and now my legs hurt very much.

good

Thanks for the support Boo.  Much appreciated.

I assume I can expect your contribution when I ask for sponsorship for the London Marathon?

I didnt think you needed sponsorship?

I thought our contribution was bringing our own rocks?

I need sponsorship tho ;D

Will be chasing you's all at a bash near youuuuuu!

Running for SPINAL RESEARCH.

I don't need it.  But will running for a charity.

Are you running London as well?

Yes, leave the charity raising for me pls!!!!

I need to do it to run!

I've already spoken to a charity - but I have a plan.  Will PM you details.... :)up

COOL!

I got my fleece through the post today which sadly means no ballot entry. I'm going to have to have a think about going for a charity place. 1.5k is the lowest sponsorship requirement I have seen so far though, and obviously it means I can't run for a charity that may mean more to me than another. All this to put my body through hell!

Bad luck mate.

Im in with Spinal Research

Gutted I'm not doing the GNR today but good to watch it on tele for once. Women's race was very good. There's a guy is going to to running with a fridge on his back too! Unbelieveable stuff.

Have made quite a few enquires for London charity places so fingers crossed that isnt lost yet.

Right, I'm off for a 'big' run while feeling inspired!